Anand Mahindra’s speech at Nassocam

Nasscom Leadership Summit has always been a place for good story-telling and provocative thoughts. This year, the spark came not from a software veteran or a BPO moghul, but a captain of an old economy industry. Anand Mahindra, vice chairman and managing director of Mahindra & Mahindra drew from mythology to call for game-changing innovation [...]

Reputation risk and Warren Buffet

It takes 20 years to build a reputation and 5 minutes to ruin it. If you think about it, you will do things differently. This is what Warren Buffet has to say about reputation risk. Frankly this is perhaps the most ignored aspect today in financial product sales. Most people who are looking to selling [...]

Investing – Paul A Sameulson’s view

“Investing should be more like watching paint dry or grass grow. If you want excitement take $ 800 and go to Las Vegas.” This is what Paul Sameulson the Nobel Laurete Economist from US had to say. In the Indian context I tell my students and my clients if you want a “kick” – you have [...]

Are you rich or poor? Ask your heart, not your ledger….

“No man can tell whether he is rich or poor by turning to his ledger. It is the heart that makes a man rich. He is rich according to what he is, not according to what he has.” This has been quoted by Sir John Templeton in his book. He has taken it from Henry Ward [...]

Jeremy Siegels thoughts on investing…

When Jeremy Siegel speaks you listen! Author of the book “Stocks for the long Run” Jeremy is surely one of the investment gurus. He has said a few things in his latest comminque. This is worth listening to. I am producing it as it is, and (1) is not even relevant to you and me [...]

Dangerous words in investments

Sir John Templeton said that the four most dangerous words in investments are “It is different this time”. I am sure we have heard this a million times! “India is growing at 9%”, “There is no alternative for international funds” FIIs are looking for growth. At this growth rate, India is cheap! Correct please remember [...]